Dear Heloise: My large dog kept jumping up on my couch to sleep. I thought of getting him a pet bed but found them to be quite expensive, so I decided to make one myself. I had an old twin-size waffle-type foam pad, the kind that goes over a mattress. All I did was fold it in half (top to bottom) and cover it with a sheet large enough to fold under it. The sheet removes easily for laundering. Brutus sleeps on it all the time. -- Josie S., via e-mail
Dear Readers: Taking photos of your pets can be fun, but it's also important to have a current photo in case one of them wanders away. Pets can be frightened during storms and might dash out the door, so having a recent photo can help locate them if they get lost. -- HeloiseThose foam mattress pads are very inexpensive -- especially twin sizes -- and can make a nice dog or cat bed. If you sew, you can make a large pillowslip from a sheet to put the foam in so it fits snugly. -- HeloiseYou can get "bunny info" from the House Rabbit Society on its Web site, www.rabbit.org, which is very interesting and informative for people thinking about getting a rabbit as well as for those who already own them."We had fur coats, too," Bird said.Since then, they have spent every birthday together. With luck, Stafford said, they still will be together on their 100th.On Tuesday, Nellie Becker Bird and Louise Becker Stafford celebrated a much more comfortable 95th birthday together at Bird's apartment at McCrite Plaza retirement community in Topeka.Dear Readers: Ida and Len Gricus of Cleveland, Tenn., sent a photo titled "Just a-Swinging." It shows their five little AKC Shih Tzus -- the mom, Sue-Sue, and her four babies -- sitting on a covered swing. - - Heloise"I remember that," said Bird, smiling at her sister.
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